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North Korea warns US over joint naval drill – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English
North Korea warns US over joint naval drill – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English. (FULL ARTICLE)
North Korea has warned the United States of a “horrible disaster” and put its troops on alert over a joint naval drill involving a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier alongside South Korean and Japanese vessels.
The warning on Tuesday came after Seoul and Washington last week signed a new joint strategy to counter the growing threat of a North Korean nuclear attack after the communist country restarted an ageing plutonium reactor.
That accord also drew a sharp rebuke, with analysts attributing the isolated regime’s recent aggressive rhetoric to its desire to arouse the US’ attention and draw it back into long-stalled talks.
The naval drill in waters around the Korean peninsula had been scheduled to begin on Tuesday, but could be postponed or cancelled due to Typhoon Danas making its way towards the area.
North Korea has habitually condemned naval drills there and has issued threats of counter-attacks that have rarely materialised.
‘Imperialist aggression’
The North Korean troops have been ordered to “keep themselves fully ready to promptly launch operations any time”, a spokesman for the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army said, in a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency….
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S Korea alert after official websites hacked – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English
S Korea alert after official websites hacked – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English.
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North Korea fires weapons after ‘rocket launching tests’ – World – CBC News
North Korea fires weapons after ‘rocket launching tests’ – World – CBC News.
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North Korea ‘moves missile launchers’ – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English
North Korea ‘moves missile launchers’ – Asia-Pacific – Al Jazeera English.
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